ENTER THE SPIRITUAL REALM

Man is a composite of two elements: body and mind. The spectrum of human existence looks like this:
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BODY................ BODY/MIND..........................MIND

At each moment of life, man exists somewhere on the spectrum.

The BODY part of the spectrum manifests in the doing of primarily physical, material, concrete matters...what I refer to as management of life matters: buying food and preparing meals, shopping for clothing and household goods, cleaning house, paying bills, etc. Activities requiring a significant amount of physical activity and a lesser amount of mental effort, much of which is automatized due to its repetitive nature. For those who see it as a purely physical activity, sex falls into this part of the spectrum as well.

The BODY/MIND part of the spectrum involve activities that require both physical and mental effort....education, both teaching and studying, the medical and legal fields, journalism, business, science, etc. In this part of the spectrum, mental activity generally entails a measure of creativity, abstraction and responsibility.

Which leaves us with the MIND part of the spectrum. Of course, there is no human mind without a body, but as we move closer and closer to the right end of the spectrum, there is virtually no concern with or feeling of the physical. The mind rises to the outermost level of its magnificent potential, contemplating the glories and sublime exquisiteness of life in all its manifestations. Music feeds it, the arts transport it, and it soars free and whole and untroubled into the expansive grandeur. Beauty surrounds.

Here, spiritual soul mates connect in unyielding and enduring oneness, virtues of justice and honor and good will and humanity gleam brilliantly pure, and the awareness of where you are fills your soul with ecstasy. You are alive in matchless serenity.

You have entered the spiritual realm.

Beware, you may not wish to return.